Hurleyisms, Peter Hurley's Best One-Liners to Use During a Set to Bring Life to Your Subjects

Do you ever have trouble talking with your subjects during a shoot? Not sure what to say to them to get that perfect facial expression? No need to worry, Peter Hurley is here with "Hurleyisms."

Most of you should have heard of Peter Hurley by now, especially if you are into portrait photography. Peter Hurley is well known for his art on shooting commercial headshots. You can check some of his tutorials here on Fstoppers, The Art Behind The Headshot and Illuminating The Face

Peter now comes to us with a new site that has over 1,000 of his best one-liners to help get your subjects glowing, laughing, and smiling for their headshots. Instead of just saying “smile,” now you have something more to say to bring that life and feeling into the camera. Personally I will be using some of these lines in my future shoots, I usually am pretty quiet during my session. This is definitely one area I am trying to improve. Hurleyisms works on any iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer so there’s no excuse to not have these readily available during your shoot. Actually any device that display the website will work.

Not sure how or when to use Hurleyisms during your shoot? Check out this video explaining how to use them and get those amazing shots of your subject smiling and laughing. Granted, you usually don’t want a full session of your subject laughing the whole time, but these one-liners are sure to help when you need them to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XqPkJ7KYsA

Jump over to Hurleyisms.com to try it out for free, or you have an option to subscribe monthly for just $5. There’s also a lifetime access option for $99.

What is your personal favorite one-liner that you use often on your shoots? What’s your favorite one line from Hurleyisms? Comment below with your answers!

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Staff writer Alex Ventura is a professional photographer based out of the Houston area that specializes in automotive and glamour with the occasional adventures into other genres. He regularly covers automotive related events for Houston Streets & Spekture with some publications in the United States.

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